Franchise extended by county council extends rail franchise
At a special meeting the county council extended the Lane County Asset Company railway franchise to Sept 1 1910, delaying expiration by a year or more as Eugene Siuslaw Coos Bay railroad plans advance. The chief engineer will survey once spring opens. Jewel Filter Company water plant proposal discussed with adoption urged.
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Lane County Asset Company
Eugene-Siuslaw Coos Bay
Minneapolis
Injunction Filed Against City Over Springfield Annexation
E F McBee files in circuit court against the city of Springfield County Assessor B F Keeney County Clerk E A Lee and Sheriff H L Bown to stop tax assessment and collection on annexed territory and to annul the council action annexing the area. Attorneys Williams and Bean of Eugene say annexation lacked charter basis and was irregular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. McBee
Springfield
B. F. Keeney
E. A. Lee
H. L. Bown
Common Council of
McBee
Williams & Bean
Eugene
Quick trial for negro murderers in Pittsburg case
Gus Thomas known as Young confessed in Girard last night to killing William Vork his wife and child and another black man He pleaded guilty at secret arraignment and was sentenced to life imprisonment to Lansing penitentiary today
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Pittsburg
Kas
Gus Thomas
Young
Girard
William Vork
Lansing
Noted Prisoner Thomas Linked to Multiple Murders and Robberies
Thomas and Ed ward Charles were arrested in Fort Scott Kansas after a voluntary statement by Thomas’s wife. Thomas confessed to four murders and numerous highway robberies, including the year old murder of James White at Dunkirk mining camp ten miles away. Charles was jailed for safe keeping alongside Thomas.
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Thomas
Edward Charles
Fort Scott
Kas
Charles
James White
Dunkirk
Circle City tragedy ends with murder suicide at laundry
Circle City Alaska February 26 Frank White shot and killed Mrs H A Sade proprietor of a laundry then shot himself. The woman was wife of the keeper of the jump off road house 22 miles from Circle City but the couple separated last fall.
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Circle City
Alaska
Frank White
H. A. Sade
President helps orphans at industrial home in Macon
The president of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia notes Electric Bitters has been used for nine years there. He says it is excellent for stomach, liver and kidney troubles and as a family medicine. It invigorates organs, purifies blood, aids digestion and appetite building, especially for pale and weak children.
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Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood and Digestive Relief
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a medicine of merit with over twenty remedial agents. It claims phenomenal cures of blood, stomach, liver, and bowel troubles and lists conditions like scrofula, eczema, anemia, catarrh, nervousness, fatigue, and dyspepsia. It also notes Sarsatabs as a chocolate coated tablet form.
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Hood
W C T U NOTES By Josephine Hull
The column reflects on misprints and errors by public figures and editors. It cites The Kanaas City Star on Taft tariff mistakes, Farm Journal editor on post office deficit, Bourne’s homestead law revision, and Professor Simon N Patten commenting on rising prices.
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Kanaas City
Bourne
Simon N. Patten
University of Pennsylvania
The Present Status of Women Sparks an Odd Debate
A talking column critiques the Oregonian on women’s status and Patten’s bold theory that women’s exit from jobs raised prices. It asserts Dr. Oliver and Mr. Brown misjudge Professor Howe, defending Brown’s Gospel stance and opposing any harm to the tutor amid controversy.
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The
Oregonian
Mr. Patten
Eugene
Dr. Oliver
Mr. Brown
Professor Howe
Satan
Evangelist Brown
World libel case to be appealed by government
Washington Feb 25 Attorney General Wickersham telegraphed District Attorney Wise to appeal Judge Houghs dismissal for want of jurisdiction of the indictment against the Prese Publishing Company New York World over libel in connection with Panama canal cases following a cabinet meeting.
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Washington
Wickersham
Wise
Hough
Prese Publishing Company
New York World
Panama Canal
Pine Tar Honey Reliever From Dr Bell Sold Here
Distressing asthma remedy claims rapid relief with Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey. Sold by Dillon Drug with satisfaction guarantee.
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Dr. Bell
Ballinger Pinchot Hearing Sparks Attack on Sheridan
Washington Feb 25 Special Agent Horace T Jones testified for the prosecution in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry claiming James M Sheridan was incompetent and that Glavis had opposed him Jones defended his reports while denouncing attempts to infer instability noting he would not be swayed by cross examination He remained on the stand at luncheon as Gifford Pinchot was not yet called.
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Washington
Horace T. Jones
Land Office
James M. Sheridan
General Land Office
Seattle
Cunningham
Jones
Sheridan
Gravis
Glavis
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger-Pinchot
Brandeis
Senate Committee On Territories
Stephen Birch
J. N. Steele
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Alaska
Nelson
Ballinger
Love
Congress
Wickersham
United States
Todd
Hanford
Donald A. McKenzie
Garfield
Taft
McKenzie
Fletcher
Denby
Brandies
Root
Brandress
Vertrees
Juneau Land Office
Death exonerates University in Gore hazing case
Clarence W. Gore of Medford, a University of Oregon student, died of natural causes. A letter from his father exonerates the university from responsibility for the death, disputing sensational reports of injuries from hazing last September. The letter emphasizes forgiveness, personal restraint, and Christian patience, and quotes sermon-like passages about mercy and nonviolence.
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Clarence W. Gore
Medford
University of Oregon
Walter 8. Gore
Campbell
Eugene Guard
Portland
Medford Mall
Clarence Gore
Clarence
Demented Blachley Man Committed to Insane Asylum
James Morrissy a very old man who lived alone in a mountain cabin near Blachley and Greenleaf west of Eugene was committed to the state insane asylum by Judge Thompson. He claimed to be protecting the region from demons and spoke of mountains with no trees. He will be taken to Salem in the morning.
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James Morrissy
Blachley and Greenleaf
Eugene
Waa
Thompson
Morriesy
Salem
University Exonerates Student In Cane Incident
In a formal letter Walter S. Gore praises the faculty for backing Clarence amid a cane incident at the University. He notes the cold was not caused by hazing or bonfires, credits Clarence with harmony with faculty action, and thanks Campbell and the faculty for prompt support and exoneration by students. Gore remains a staunch friend of the University.
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Clarence
University
Eugene Boy In Trouble At Salem Heist Case
George C Bingham an ex convict who served time in the Oregon penitentiary for larceny and Harold Pierce of Fi Kone were arrested in Salem Feb 24 and held pending investigation into their whereabouts at the time the safe was blown open on the 16th. They had eight pocketbooks and 14 new razors in their possession. Local police established that Merce and Bingham rented rooms for a week at a lodging house but left the night of the blast and did not return. Pierce, from a good Eugene family, is joined by his father en route to assist him.
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Salem, Or
George C Bingham
Oregon Penitentiary
Harold Pierce
Fi Kone
Salem
Bingham
Hetire
Tieree
Eugene
Turn the Other Cheek Also
A essay argues three responses to insult aside from yielding: dodge or flee, fight back, or endure yet remain in relation. It condemns cowardice and cruelty, praises measured fraternal living, and urges leaving a hostile situation while continuing to treat the offender as a brother.
Webfoot Camp mourns Layne as lodge approves mourning
The Webfoot Camp No. 8496 M W of A resolves to drape their charter in mourning for 30 days after the death of Charles F. Layne. They express sympathy to the bereaved family and send copies to the Eugene Guard and Register for publication.
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Eugene Guard and Register
Go. W. Holland
Herman Beaumister
Otto Petzold
Hay fever and May visitors in Willamite Valley news
Tidy McCord of Weabury New York is named among publicity correspondents for the American May lover Association. He plans to visit Eugene to report on inquiries about hay fever in the Willamits valley region. The group promotes remedies and claims chronic cases are cured in places with low pollen. A push to start a townsite named Antilayfeverville is suggested as a joked opportunity.
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Tidy McCord
Weabury
Long Inland
New York
Willamoits
New Yorker
Vislt
Eugene
McCord
Eummer
American Hay Lover Association
Theed
Records of Jeffries and Johnson fight records
The document lists boxing records for Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson. Jeffries total fights 24 with 184 rounds, 3 wins by decision, 15 by knockout or stoppage, plus numerous shorter totals. Johnson totals include 71 fights with 622 rounds, 15 wins by decision, 71 by knockout or stoppage, several draws and fouls, and 13 no decisions, with varied round lengths and frequent knockouts or stoppages.
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Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Detinies
Dedefane
Kawa
Its
Tumida
Firat
Jedi Munroe
Butte
Lavet
Rownda
Taft asks Congress to reorganize Navy personnel
Washington February 26 Taft sent a special message urging Congress to improve Navy personnel. The plan outlines a bill by Secretary Moyer to reorganize the Navy, raising the ages of certain officers and reshaping officer ranks.
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Washington
Taft
Cress
Navy
Moyer
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